Childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer incidence in Japan in 2009–2011

Abstract

Population-based cancer registry data in Japan for 2009–2011 revealed predominant cancers to change dramatically from childhood to young adulthood.

Baseline characteristics and outcomes of children with cancer in the English‐speaking Caribbean: A multinational retrospective cohort

“…Leukemia was the commonest histological subtype of childhood cancer seen in this review, in keeping with findings reported elsewhere, [9][10][11] and in previous analyses in countries participating in this study. 12,13 In addition, the next most frequent malignancies [central nervous system (CNS) tumors, NB, WT, and lymphoma] are similar to those seen in other locales, although the order of ranking varies from region to region.…”

“…Leukemia was the commonest histological subtype of childhood cancer seen in this review, in keeping with findings reported elsewhere, and in previous analyses in countries participating in this study . In addition, the next most frequent malignancies [central nervous system (CNS) tumors, NB, WT, and lymphoma] are similar to those seen in other locales, although the order of ranking varies from region to region . CNS tumors were the most common solid tumors in this study, but while the proportionate contribution of these malignancies to overall total is in keeping with that seen in Latin America and the Caribbean (16.4%), it is somewhat less than that reported in North America and Europe (19.7%–25.9%) .…”

“…12,13 In addition, the next most frequent malignancies [central nervous system (CNS) tumors, NB, WT, and lymphoma] are similar to those seen in other locales, although the order of ranking varies from region to region. 10,11 CNS tumors were the most common solid tumors in this study, but while the proportionate contribution of these malignancies to overall total is in keeping with that seen in Latin America and the Caribbean (16.4%), 9 it is somewhat less than that reported in North America and Europe (19.7%-25.9%). 9 In addition, medulloblastoma, the most common malignant childhood brain In this study, the two-year event-free survival (EFS) for the entire cohort was 48.5%, while two-year overall survival (OS) was 55.1%.…”

Temporal trends in incidence of childhood cancer in Switzerland, 1985-2014

“…The proportion of microscopically verified cases in the SCCR is high (>93%), suggesting excellent validity of cancer diagnoses. This is comparable to validity ranging from 92-98% reported in other European countries, 17,37,12,1,38,11 and in Japan (90%), 39 the US (95%), 32 and Australia (97%). 13 Lower proportions of microscopically verified cases in certain tumours do not necessarily mean lower data quality, though.…”

The Epidemiology of Pediatric Cancer in the Palliative Care Unit at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya

“…Research in North West Iran indicates that the highest prevalence of cancer occurs in children aged 0-4 years, while in North East Iran, the highest prevalence is in children aged 3-6 years (Fathi, Bahadoram, & Amani, 2015). The research from other Asian countries, Japan, also shows that the highest age group suffering from cancer is the age group of 0-4 years (Katanoda et al, 2017). In contrast, research from New Zealand states that the prevalence is similar across age groups (National Child Cancer Network, 2010).…”